Life After High School

Career exploration

Career exploration is not the same as job searching. Job searching is a short-term pursuit of a position that matches your financial and career goals. Career exploration is a long, progressive process of choosing education, training, and jobs that fit your interests and skills.

Volunteering

Do Something Find something to believe in, fight for, advocate, and volunteer time to on this site. Find local volunteering opportunities as well as connect with other teen activists from around the country.

Peace Corps Peace Corps volunteers live and work in developing countries on issues ranging from AIDS education, information technology, and environmental preservation.

Serve IllinoisOn this site you can find information on service programs such as AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and the Learn and Serve Program. Additionally, you can find information about volunteer opportunities, resources, scheduled training, and service day events in your area.

General College Sites

College Board
This organization, which originated the SAT test, helps students prepare for college in many ways, providing information on their web site about test preparation, college planning hints, financial aid, and choosing a school.

Prospective students can search this database for schools by state, degree, and subject. EduTrek offesr a free matching service where prospective students can fill out some basic information about themselves and what they are interested in. The matching engine will take that information and return with a list of schools that match their needs. Using the matching service, kids can also sort and filter through schools based on whatever criteria they choose.

IllinoisMentor
IllinoisMentor, the web site designed for students interested in exploring Illinois’s private colleges and universities, is in its fifth year of providing services to students and their families. IllinoisMentor is an aid to students seeking information about admissions, financial aid, and college preparation.

Peterson’s
Peterson’s is a recognized leader in the college information publishing field. This is their online site.

Princeton Review
The web site of this test preparation company has sections to help students, parents, counselors, and administrators. It includes information on admissions and tests for both undergraduate and graduate students.

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I am a graduate of Warren Township High School, and I am entering my third year of college. As it stands, I have no money to pay for next year. I have been trying to find funds, however, I am not eligible for a pell grant and I have had trouble getting approved for a loan. Does WNPL offer any scholarships? If so, are they for students already in college?